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Members of the European Parliament take part in a vote in favor of a resolution on recognition of the statehood of Palestine in Strasbourg, France on December 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Christian Lutz)

Palestinian UN draft calls for Israel occupation end by 2017

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 18, 2014 | Middle East

United Nations, Reuters—Jordan formally submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday a draft resolution calling for peace between Israel and the Palestinians within one year and an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories by the end...

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Russia’s former Prime Minister and opposition leader Kasyanov speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Moscow. (Reuters)

Putin says Russia economy will be cured but offers no remedy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 18, 2014 | World

Moscow, Reuters—President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia’s economy would inevitably rebound after the rouble’s dramatic slide this year but offered no remedy to a deepening financial crisis. Under pressure to show he has a plan to fix the economy,...

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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters monitor the area from their front line position in Bashiqa, a town 13 kilometres north-east of Mosul on August 16, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Recapture of Mosul key to defeating ISIS: Iraqi commander

by Hamza Mustafa | Dec 18, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is boosting its presence in Iraq’s restive Al-Anbar province in a bid to turn Baghdad’s attention away from the liberation of Mosul, a senior Iraqi military commander said on Wednesday. The senior...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes Ahmad Al-Jarba, left, who heads a delegation of the Syrian National Coalition prior to talks in Moscow on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Opinion: The Russians will not drop Assad

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Dec 18, 2014 | Opinion

To understand the recent changes in Syria, we may have to re-evaluate the political and military situation there. We may also have to ask the following question: if Russia hadn’t decided to support Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, would this have changed the course of the...

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United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura shows a map of the Syrian town of Kobani during a press conference at the UN office in Geneva on October 10, 2014. (AFP Photo/Fabrice Coffrini)

Opinion: The Reality of the de Mistura Plan for Syria

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 18, 2014 | Opinion

The public relations efforts on behalf of Damascus of former Lebanese government minister Michel Samaha reveal a lot about nature of the Syrian regime. Samaha, who is currently facing trial after being accused of conspiring with Syrian intelligence chief Ali Mamlouk...